Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured Russian President Vladimir Putin of close cooperation during his visit to Beijing. A steady development of Sino-Russian relations contributes to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world, Xi said in talks with Putin on Thursday, according to state media. China is Russia’s most important ally, which […]
May 14—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Government officials working together to provide basic needs for their constituents was the basic message Monday at a Cambria County Transit Authority dedication program for four new buses. “These are opportunities where a community comes to Washington and says, ‘This is important to us,’ ” U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-Blair, said, […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has invited NATO partner Canada to enter into a joint partnership with Norway to protect infrastructure in the far north. “Let us initiate a trilateral strategic maritime partnership with a focus on securing sea lines of communication through the northern Atlantic and Arctic,” Pistorius said on Friday in the Canadian […]
Hungary and China have signed a number of new agreements to deepen their economic and cultural co-operation during a visit to the Central European country by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The trip is meant to solidify China’s economic footprint in the region. Mr Xi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks in the capital […]
France and the European Union are focusing on joint efforts with China to solve key global problems at the start of Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s trip to Europe. “China is important for the EU to tackle major global challenges,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday in a three-way meeting with Xi […]
New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute on Saturday to foster cooperation in Antarctica, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. Peters met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, where they witnessed the signing of an agreement between Antarctica New Zealand and the Alfred Wegener Institute. […]
(Reuters) – New Zealand said on Saturday that its Antarctic agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute to foster cooperation between the two polar science bodies, amid China’s growing presence in Antarctica. “Antarctica is of increasing geostrategic and scientific interest, and this arrangement will broaden connections between our marine and polar […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wants to further expand defence cooperation with Australia, she said during the first day of her trip to the country. However, she did not name any specific projects on Friday following a meeting with her counterpart Penny Wong in Adelaide, South Australia. “Defence cooperation between Germany and Australia is close […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced on Monday that it is tightening visa requirements for people from Ethiopia, accusing the government there of a failure to cooperate in taking back citizens found to be living illegally in the 27-nation bloc. EU headquarters said the time it takes to process visas for Ethiopian nationals will […]
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has praised Romania’s efforts toward European solidarity on asylum issues as part of its bid to fully join the Schengen zone. “I would like to express my gratitude for the good cooperation in this area,” the minister said after talks with her Romanian counterpart, Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu, in Bucharest […]
(Bloomberg) — China’s top diplomat told Iran that the nations can work together across a range of areas in the future, signaling their ties remain solid following Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel. Most Read from Bloomberg “China is ready to steadily advance practical cooperation in various fields with Iran and promote greater development of China-Iran […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister called for closer cooperation between Saudi Arabia and his cash-strapped Islamic nation to enhance Saudi investment in his country, a government statement said Tuesday. Shehbaz Sharif made his remarks during a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan who arrived Monday in the capital, Islamabad, to […]